Question

When the electrons reach the collector, they flow towards the positivly charged grid. The resulting current is measured. Note that as the electrons accelerate from the cathode toward the grid, they collide with the mercury atoms. Assume that these collisions are completely elastic. How does the collected current vary if the ΔVgrid is slowly increased? View Available Hint(s) When the electrons reach the collector, they flow towards the positivly charged grid. The resulting current is measured. Note that as the electrons accelerate from the cathode toward the grid, they collide with the mercury atoms. Assume that these collisions are completely elastic. How does the collected current vary if the is slowly increased? The current increases. The current remains constant. The current decreases.

Answer 1

the current INCREASES.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this experiment, the electrons are generated by a filament with very low speed, when they are subjected to a difference and potential ΔV they acquire the necessary speed to reach the regulation and the current can be measured.

Some electrons collide elastically with the atoms of the mercury gas that is much heavier and are scattered in any direction, so they do not reach the grid, by increasing the voltage this scattered electrons can acquire the necessary speed in the direction of grid to reach it and therefore are also measured, increasing the current.

Therefore, as the power difference increases, the current INCREASES.